283 sabungeros arrested for playing illegal online sabong

283 sabungeros arrested in Central Visayas for illegal online sabong operations

Authorities arrested 283 “sabungeros” for suspected illegal online sabong (cockfighting) operations in Central Visayas.

A total of 283 people were arrested in Central Visayas in just six days after regional police stepped up their campaign, according to Police Brig. Gen. Gen. Roderick Augustus Alba, director of the Regional Office of Police. They also increased intelligence gathering and information sharing in local communities to hunt down operators and their talpakers (weathers).

“The operation of online sabong is already illegal due to a presidential order earlier this year. I warn those who consistently defy this order to stop, or we will relentlessly pursue you,” Alba said.

He said the aggressive campaign against E-Sabong in Central Visayas was also based on the direction of Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Rodolfo Azurin following reports that online guerrilla operations are becoming widespread again in some parts of the country . According to the PNP report, foreign Filipino workers (OFWs) are the target of illegal online dating.

Based on the report, they seized up to 156,000 pesos in bets during the six-day operation Dec. 5-10. They’ve already filed 109 cases related to our aggressive crackdown on online cockfights, Alba said.

It is worth remembering that former President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the ban on online cockfighting. This is due to a series of acts of violence and the disappearance of several cockfighters.

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